The Warner sun. (Warner, Brown Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1885-1???, 1887-06-10
A Chat with BIa,p.

The New York World prints an eIabo,...
and probably truthful account az 80
made by correspondent to Mr. BlainaAss
his home in Augusta, Me-, and aiterw.Ma M q
at his cottage at the seashors in tbe rcrr.s .sa
OF which Mr.. Blaine gave fully his nlans tss ss
his Forthcoming trip, discussed the ialss
reports OF his falling health, and referraS
al length to the work he has bestowed ~
the books just finished He saws his ,,;o.l
abroad will extend over more thar ! ,aal ISL
and doubtless beyond the time az ~
NEE Ting Of the next national sonyeptior
Mr.. Blaine said
i am going abroad and expect 10 he auo,.
about year. Mrs. Blaine and my dans5.
ters, Margaret and Hattie, will maIs n.
the party. have engaged stateroouns an tbss
German Lloyds ship Ems. which sails Tnns
3. intended to go little earlier bnt
then l could not get the accommodated
wanted on any OF the other lines. Wal
tend to spend a considerable time traysI
ing through Great Britain. After Epgland
we will probably go to Scotland and Ire,
land. Then / think we shall spend 4 t;rs
in Germany, and after that take Ia Franoa
By this time il will probably be petting a.
late in the year that Spain and Italv will
be comfortable. We intend to make 4 tor.
through both OF these countries, and snsrd
next winter along the Mediterranean. W.
will probably make long visits in Roms
and Greece, and perhaps spend brief Tins
In Constan tinople and visit scenes ofeartL
quakes in the south OF France and adioin.
ing portions OF Italy. One year is sufficient
to cover a great deal OF ground without
hurrying.
The correspondent asked: How abort
the report, Mr.. Blaine, that you contem
plate in some way assisting Mr. Gladstone
and the Home Rule party?"
The story is purely imaginary shall
do nothing OF the kind"
1t has been widely published that your
trip to Europe is for the benefit OF your
health"
ut Is very curious about the report. I
have been made sick by various newspa.
pers at various times have had Briebt's
disease, torpid liver, All affection of the
heart nervous debility, and, well, don't
know now, but at any rate, good many
other diseases. AS l said, it is curious how
these stories arise, have, in fact been Gin.
gularly free from sickness. / have had
hardly a sick day in my life. Never any.
thing serious; and never had an organic
trouble OF any kind.
Mr.. Blaine positively declined to talk
about politics except that while in conver.
sation with the correspondent in his cot.
tage at Bar Harbor he said in regard to
the Burchard incident in 1884:
| didn't hear what he said, but the re.
porters heard it, and next day every pa.
per in the country had it, Of course; but
as a matter OF Iact, didnt hear it myself
Way outin Indiana they had it that Isaid
it. Oh, yes, it went all yer the state that
in good many places in the West they
had slips OF paper printed with Read
what Mr.. Blaine says" Of them and dis
tributed in front OF the churches on Sun.
day. That is what lost me the election.
You know OF course how close it was.
Well, in New York City alone itlost me
I~severul thousand votes-a good deal more
than enough to have carried the state. ]
have never felt sure that wasn't elected.
1t was a matter oil less than 600 votes
to have turned New York the other way.
When it was as close as that there can be
no certainty OF the count. do not think
it can ever be said with certainty which
one OF US got the most votes.